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Works by William L Allen

National Geographic Collector's Edition: 100 Best Pictures (2001) — Editor — 153 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Collector's Edition: Pearl Harbor (2001) — Editor — 139 copies, 2 reviews
National Geographic Magazine 2002 v202 #4 October (2002) — Editor — 40 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2003 v204 #2 August (2003) — Editor — 38 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2004 v206 #5 November (2004) — Editor — 38 copies, 1 review
National Geographic, April 2001 (2001) — Editor — 38 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1998 v194 #2 August (1998) — Editor — 36 copies, 2 reviews
National Geographic Magazine 2000 v197 #1 January (2000) — Editor — 36 copies, 2 reviews
National Geographic Magazine 2000 v197 #5 May (2000) — Editor — 35 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1996 v190 #2 August (1996) — Editor — 35 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1998 v194 #3 September (1998) — Editor — 35 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1995 v187 #1 January (1995) — Editor — 34 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2003 v203 #5 May (2003) — Editor — 33 copies, 1 review
National Geographic, April 2002 (2002) — Editor — 33 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1999 v196 #4 October (1999) — Editor — 33 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1997 v192 #1 July (1997) — Editor — 33 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1997 v192 #2 August (1997) — Editor — 33 copies, 2 reviews
National Geographic, Vol. 195, No. 4, April 1999 (1999) — Editor — 32 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1996 v189 #1 January (1996) — Editor — 32 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2004 v205 #1 January (2004) — Editor — 32 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1996 v190 #4 October (1996) — Editor — 32 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2003 v203 #6 June (2003) — Editor — 32 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine, December 2003 (2003) — Editor — 32 copies, 1 review
National Geographic, March 2003 (2003) — Editor — 32 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2000 v198 #4 October (2000) — Editor — 31 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1996 v190 #6 December (1996) — Editor — 31 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2003 v203 #1 January (2003) — Editor — 31 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2004 v206 #3 September (2004) — Editor — 31 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2002 v201 #1 January (2002) — Editor — 31 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1999 v196 #5 November (1999) — Editor — 31 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2001 v200 #1 July (2001) — Editor — 31 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2000 v198 #2 August (2000) — Editor — 31 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1998 v194 #6 December (1998) — Editor — 31 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1998 v194 #1 July (1998) — Editor — 31 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1997 v191 #5 May (1997) — Editor — 30 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2003 v204 #5 November (2003) — Editor — 30 copies, 1 review
National Geographic, March 2001 (2001) — Editor — 30 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2002 v201 #6 June (2002) — Editor — 30 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2002 v202 #1 July (2002) — Editor — 30 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1999 v195 #1 January (1999) — Editor — 30 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2000 v197 #6 June (2000) — Editor — 30 copies
National Geographic, Vol. 195, No. 3, March 1999 (1999) — Editor — 30 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1997 v191 #6 June (1997) — Editor — 29 copies
National Geographic, Vol. 187, No. 4, April 1995 (1995) — Editor — 29 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2001 v200 #2 August (2001) — Editor — 29 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2004 v205 #6 June (2004) — Editor — 29 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2000 v198 #1 July (2000) — Editor — 29 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2001 v199 #6 June (2001) — Editor — 29 copies
National Geographic, Vol. 191, No. 4, April 1997 (1997) — Editor — 28 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2001 v199 #5 May (2001) — Editor — 28 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2004 v206 #4 October (2004) — Editor — 28 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1996 v189 #5 May (1996) — Editor — 28 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1998 v193 #1 January (1998) — Editor — 28 copies
National Geographic, April 2003 (2003) — Editor — 28 copies
National Geographic, Vol. 189, No. 4, April 1996 (1996) — Editor — 28 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2005 v207 #1 January (2005) — Editor — 28 copies, 1 review
National Geographic, Vol. 197, No. 3, March 2000 (2000) — Editor — 27 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1998 v193 #5 May (1998) — Editor — 27 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1999 v196 #2 August (1999) — Editor — 27 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2003 v204 #4 October (2003) — Editor — 27 copies, 1 review
National Geographic, Vol. 193, No. 4, April 1998 (1998) — Editor — 26 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1999 v195 #2 February (1999) — Editor — 26 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1996 v189 #6 June (1996) — Editor — 26 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2003 v204 #1 July (2003) — Editor — 26 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1996 v190 #1 July (1996) — Editor — 26 copies, 1 review
National Geographic, Vol. 197, No. 4, April 2000 (2000) — Editor — 26 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2004 v205 #5 May (2004) — Editor — 26 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1995 v187 #6 June (1995) — Editor — 26 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1997 v191 #1 January (1997) — Editor — 26 copies
National Geographic, February 2004 (2004) — Editor — 25 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1999 v196 #3 September (1999) — Editor — 25 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1997 v192 #4 October (1997) — Editor — 25 copies
National Geographic, Vol. 191, No. 3, March 1997 (1997) — Editor — 25 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2004 v206 #1 July (2004) — Editor — 25 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1998 v193 #2 February (1998) — Editor — 25 copies, 2 reviews
National Geographic Magazine 1996 v189 #2 February (1996) — Editor — 25 copies, 1 review
National Geographic, Vol. 189, No. 3, March 1996 (1996) — Editor — 24 copies
National Geographic, March 2004 (2004) — Editor — 24 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1999 v195 #5 May (1999) — Editor — 24 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1999 v195 #6 June (1999) — Editor — 24 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1995 v188 #4 October (1995) — Editor — 24 copies
Historical Italy - 1995 [map] (1994) — Editor — 24 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1999 v196 #1 July (1999) — Editor — 24 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1995 v188 #2 August (1995) — Editor — 24 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1998 v193 #6 June (1998) — Editor — 24 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2002 v202 #2 August (2002) — Editor — 23 copies, 1 review
National Geographic, April 2004 (2004) — Editor — 23 copies, 1 review
National Geographic, Vol. 193, No. 3, March 1998 (1998) — Editor — 23 copies, 2 reviews
National Geographic Magazine 2001 v200 #4 October (2001) — Editor — 23 copies, 1 review
National Geographic, Vol. 187, No. 3, March 1995 (1995) — Editor — 23 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1995 v187 #5 May (1995) — Editor — 23 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2002 v201 #5 May (2002) — Editor — 23 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1995 v188 #1 July (1995) — Editor — 23 copies
National Geographic, March 2002 (2002) — Editor — 21 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1998 v194 #4 October (1998) — Editor — 21 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2004 v206 #2 August (2004) — Editor — 20 copies
A Traveler's Map of Spain and Portugal - 1998 [map] (1998) — Editor — 15 copies, 1 review
Millennium in Maps: Exploration / The Explorers - 1998 [map] (1998) — Editor — 13 copies, 1 review
Rediscovering Hawaii - 1995 [map] (1995) — Editor — 13 copies, 1 review
Everest 50 - 2003 [map] (2003) — Editor — 11 copies
The Old City Jerusalem - 1996 [map] (1996) — Editor — 10 copies
Egypt's Nile Valley - 1995 [map] (1994) — Editor — 10 copies, 1 review
A Traveler's Map of the West Indies - 2003 [map] (2003) — Editor — 8 copies
The Dawn of Humans - 1997 [map] (1997) — Editor — 8 copies
The Making of Canada: Ontario - 1996 [map] (1996) — Editor — 8 copies, 1 review
Indonesia - 1996 [map] (1996) — Editor — 7 copies, 1 review
100 Years of Flight - 2003 [map] (2003) — Editor — 7 copies
The World / Earth at Night - 2004 [map] (2004) — Editor — 7 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1996 Complete Year (1996) — Editor — 7 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2000 Complete Year (2000) — Editor — 7 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1997 Complete Year (1997) — Editor — 7 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1998 Complete Year (1998) — Editor — 7 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2001 Complete Year (2001) — Editor — 7 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2004 Complete Year (2004) — Editor — 6 copies, 1 review
Africa's Natural Realms - 2001 [map] (2001) — Editor — 6 copies
The Balkans - 2000 [map] (2000) — Editor — 6 copies, 1 review
South Asia with Afghanistan and Myanmar - 1997 [map] (1997) — Editor — 6 copies, 1 review
Australia Under Siege - 2000 [map] (2000) — Editor — 5 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1999 Complete Year (1999) — Editor — 5 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2003 Complete Year (2003) — Editor — 5 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2002 Complete Year (2002) — Editor — 5 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 1995 Complete Year (1995) — Editor — 5 copies, 1 review
Natural Hazards of North America - 1998 [map] (1998) — Editor — 3 copies
HAWK HIGH OVER FOUR CORNERS [A SPECIAL PLACE] Vol.190, NO.3 (1996) — Editor — 2 copies, 1 review
Iran: Testing the Water of Reform (1999) — Editor — 2 copies
Return to the Battle of Midway (1999) — Editor — 2 copies
National Geographic Index 1994 (1995) — Editor — 2 copies
National Geographic Index 1996 (1997) — Editor — 2 copies
National Geographic Index 1995 (1996) — Editor — 2 copies
Schatten van Egypte (2005) 2 copies
BEARDED SEALS, GOING WITH THE FLOE (1997) — Editor — 2 copies
Beneath the Tasman Sea (1997) — Editor — 1 copy
Black Pearls of French Polynesia (1997) — Editor — 1 copy
Siberian Tigers (1997) — Editor — 1 copy
MAKING SENSE OF THE MILLENNIUM (1998) — Editor — 1 copy
Unearthing Siberian Gold (2003) — Editor — 1 copy
French Polynesia: Charting New Course (1997) — Editor — 1 copy
The Vimy Flies Again — Editor — 1 copy
Harp Seals - The Hunt for Balance (2004) — Editor — 1 copy
Field Notes: January 1997 (1997) — Editor — 1 copy
Quiet Miracles of the Brain (1995) — Editor — 1 copy
Ndoki: Last Place on Earth (1995) — Editor — 1 copy
Emperors of the Ice (1996) — Editor — 1 copy
Life Without Light (1996) — Editor — 1 copy
A Place for Parks in the New South Africa (1996) — Editor — 1 copy
Australia's Saltwater Crocodiles (1996) — Editor — 1 copy
The Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt (1996) — Editor — 1 copy
Storming the Tower (1996) — Editor — 1 copy
Requiem for the Edmund Fitzgerald (1996) — Editor — 1 copy
Saving North America's Beleaguered Bats (1995) — Editor — 1 copy
On the Brink: Hawaii's Vanishing Species (1995) — Editor — 1 copy
The New Saigon (1995) 1 copy
Dead or Alive: The Endangered Species Act (1995) — Editor — 1 copy
Maya Masterpiece Revealed at Bonampak (1995) — Editor — 1 copy

Associated Works

World of Islam (2001) — Foreword — 106 copies, 1 review
Photographs Then and Now (1998) — Introduction — 93 copies
National Geographic Magazine 2005 Complete Year (2005) — Editor, some editions — 6 copies, 1 review

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1939
Gender
male
Occupations
Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Magazine
photographer
Organizations
National Geographic Society
Short biography
Editor-in-Chief of National Geographic Magazine from January 1995 to December 2004.
Nationality
USA
Associated Place (for map)
USA

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Reviews

83 reviews
Most excellent resource to have if you love National Geographic Magazines but have no room for them and can't find articles when you need them. Hands-down needed in any educated household - that is until 2007-2008 when it was made. That's the only drawback - you have buy the next edition to keep current.

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Chris Johns Editor, Photographer
Allen Carroll Director of Cartography
Joel L. Swerdlow Contributor, Author
Jane Vessels Text Editor
David Doubilet Contributor
David Alan Harvey Photographer
Don Belt Author
Emory Kristof Photographer
Enrico Ferorelli Photographer
Jodi Cobb Photographer
Michael Nichols Photographer
John Gurche Illustrator
Maria Stenzel Photographer
Thomas B. Allen Contributor
Michael Yamashita Photographer
Flip Nicklin Photographer
Erla Zwingle Contributor
Michael Parfit Contributor
Bill Bryson Contributor
Bruno Barbey Photographer
Jonathan Blair Photographer
Jeffrey Cree Photographer
Bill Hatcher Photographer
Karen Kasmauski Photographer
Marc Moritsch Photographer
Louie Psihoyos Photographer
Joe McNally Photographer
Frans Lanting Photographer
Joel Sartore Photographer
Robb Kendrick Photographer
Roff Smith Contributor
Cathy Newman Contributor
Reza Photographer
Edward Girardet Contributor
Tad Szulc Contributor
Paul Sereno Contributor
Gregory S. Stone Contributor
Wes Skiles Photographer
Bob Sacha Photographer
Mike Hettwer Photographer
Tim Laman Photographer
John H. Glenn Foreword
Kenneth Garrett Photographer
Chien-Chi Chang Photographer
Bill Curtsinger Contributor
Ian McDonald Contributor
Jennifer Ackerman Contributor
Michael Klesius Contributor
John G. Mitchell Contributor
Rick Gore Contributor
Peter Benchley Contributor
Tracy Dahlby Contributor
Alice J. Hall Contributor
Todd Skinner Contributor
Maurice Hornocker Contributor
Philip J. Currie Contributor
Adriel Heisey Photographer
Michael E. Long Contributor
Peter Hesler Contributor
Elizabeth Royte Contributor
Carsten Peter Photographer
Glenn Oeland Contributor
Nick Caloyianis Photographer
Donald C. Johanson Contributor
Virginia Morell Contributor
Merlin D. Tuttle Contributor
Mary Miller Contributor
James L. Stanfield Photographer
Maggie Steber Photographer
John J. Putman Contributor
Frank Viviano Contributor
Wil Tirion Star Chart Data
Kenneth C. Jezek Radarsat mosaic creator
Doug Stern Computer Reconstruction
Reg Murphy Foreword
James L. Standfield Photographer

Statistics

Works
269
Also by
3
Members
4,445
Popularity
#5,631
Rating
½ 4.3
Reviews
80
ISBNs
23
Languages
4

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